Rafat

Rafat is a Palestinian town in the of the State of Palestine, located approximately 4 km southwest of the city of in the central .
Wikipedia
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Village with 2,940 residents
  • Description: village council in Jerusalem Governorate
  • Also known as: “Rafat, Jerusalem”, “رافات، القدس، فلسطين”, and “قرية رافات، القدس”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights: Ofer Penitentiary and Qalandia Airport.

Prison
Photo: Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0.
Ofer Prison, formerly officially known…

Aerodrome
Photo: Ehudg, Public domain.
Jerusalem International Airport was a regional airport located in the city of . is situated 2½ km east of Rafat.

Park
Photo: Hadi Hijjawi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Al Judeira and Qalandia.

Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem…

Village
Photo: Agmonsnir, CC BY-SA 4.0.
or Qalandiya, also known as Kalandia…

Village
Photo: יעקב, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Palestinian enclave town in the…

Rafat

Latitude
31.87185° or 31° 52′ 19″ north
Longitude
35.19282° or 35° 11′ 34″ east
Population
2,940
Elevation
774 metres (2,539 feet)
Open location code
8G3QV5CV+P4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 432294856
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
282265
Wiki­data ID
Q7282411
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Rafat” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “Rāfāt”
  • Arabic: “رافات، القدس”
  • Arabic: “رافات”
  • Bulgarian: “Рафат”
  • Catalan: “Rafat”
  • Cebuano: “Rāfāt”
  • Dutch: “Rafat”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “رافات”
  • French: “Rafat”
  • Galician: “Rafat”
  • Hebrew: “ראפאת”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rafat”
  • Persian: “رافات”
  • Russian: “Рафат”
  • Urdu: “رافت، یروشلم”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: נווה מנחם and Um Alsharayet.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Sharhabil Bin Hasnah and Rafat Cemetery.

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